Boko Haram insurgents, villagers clash in Yobe

Fifteen people suspected to be Boko Haram sect members and ten villages were on Friday killed in Gujba LGA of Yobe State during a clash.

A councillor in Gujba LGA of Yobe state, Alh Baba Nuhu, confirmed the killing of two women and 10 men by suspected Boko Haram members.

He said three persons who sustained bullet wounds were receiving treatment in a hospital.

He added that half of the village was set ablaze by the suspected Boko Haram insurgents as many villagers fled to Damaturu, the state capital.

According to him, the suspected Boko Haram militant and over 15 members of the Kukuwa- Gari village of Gujba local government of Yobe state killed at the sport.

One of the villagers who don’t want his name in print told our correspondent that many people both suspected Boko Haram and hunters killed during clash between both side.

He said that at last over 35 who suspected Boko Haram have been stormed the village around 11:04 pm and open fire sprodicaly on vigilantes hunters groups around the villege and take over the control of the villege before they fleet to Bush were come from.

Shortly after the clashed a resident of the village who escaped from the attack said that the attack was a reprisal a day after the killing suspected of two Boko Haram members.